Andrew Carnegie dies at Lenox after brief illness
Lenox Mass Aug 11 Andrew Carnegie steel magnate and philanthropist died at his Lenox summer home at 7 10 am after a brief illness of bronchial pneumonia His gifts included the Andrew Carnegie Library at the State Normal School in Athens and a vast network of libraries foundations and educational endowments worldwide The obituary notes his goal to give away his fortune and his lasting impact on libraries education and peace efforts.
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Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carngie
Athens
John D. Rockefeller
United States
Carnegie
Scotland
New York City
Metropolis
St. Louis
Ife
Tfe
Fiji Islands
Washington
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement
Carnegie Corporation
Victory Buttons For Former Soldiers Highlighted
The Army Recruiting Office in the Shackleford building will issue silver and bronze victory buttons to honorably discharged World War I veterans. Wounded veterans receive silver, all others bronze, while conscientious objectors and certain non-discharged groups are excluded. Discharges must be notarized by a visiting officer, with issuance the day after signature. The program aims to speed civilian recognition and avoid mail delays to Atlanta. The message promotes the New Army and available trades training, urging eligible ex-soldiers to visit room 202 for certification.
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Shackleford
Draft Board
Student Army Training Corps
Fisher
Georgia
Atlanta
U.S. Army
Washington
War Department
Army of the
Uncle Sam May Develop St. Mary's River Canal
Atlanta, Aug 11. The U S Senate examines a resolution to investigate a St. Mary's river canal from St. Mary port through Georgia and Florida to the Gulf of Mexico. Senator Harris of Georgia introduced it and Norris will present the canal's merits to the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. The project has long been discussed in Georgia.
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Atlanta
United States Senate
St. Mary's River
Port of
St. Mary
Georgia
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
William J. Harris
Secretary of Commerce
Railroad Administration
Senate Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Norris
St. Mary's Canal
Notable Benefactor Endowed Culture and Education
The text recounts a philanthropist who gave large sums to religious causes and arts. He funded Carnegie Music Hall in New York for 2 million dollars and supported the New York Philharmonic Society and the Pittsburgh Orchestra. He also donated 2 million to Allied Engineers Societies and about 20 million to colleges, creating a unique, scattered memorial of his life.
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Carnegie Music Hall
New York
New York Philharmonic Society
Pittsburg
Allied Engineers Societies
Polish Forces Enter Minsk Province
Polish forces entered Minsk, capital of the Minsk region, after two weeks of heavy fighting. The advance follows reports that 8,000 prisoners were taken by Russian forces in July and that several Bolshevik leaders were arrested and executed. Karolyi named Hungarian minister at Prague per state department report.
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London
Minsk
Western Front
Omak
Bolsheviki Party
Karolyi
Washington
Michael Karolyi
Hungary
Czecho
Slovakia
Prague
Civil Service Exams Reopened for Discharged Soldiers
The Attorney General says it is legal to reopen civil service exams for honorably discharged soldiers sailors and marines who missed tests due to service. The Civil Service Commission will limit reopenings to exams announced or pending on April 16 1917 and for which eligibles exist. Eligible servicemen discharged before August 1 1919 have sixty days to appear after discharge or August 1 1919.
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Vader
Civil Service Commission
United States
Civil Service Commision
Attorney General
Congress
America
Atlanta To Form Cotton Financing Acceptance Corporation
Atlanta Georgia August 11 An acceptance corporation capitalized at two million dollars formed for the benefit of southern farmers in marketing or holding cotton is in formation under Federal Reserve Bank patronage and backed by the American Cotton Association. Plan to finance the crop will ease bank strain during marketings and provide substantial credit from Southern bankers and merchants.
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Atlanta
South
Federal Reserve Bank
American Cotton Association
Georgia survey lists 66 counties with industrial chances
Atlanta August 9 report from the Southeastern Exhibit Association outlines a statewide business survey covering 66 Georgia counties. It cites 14.37 million dollars minimum investment for attractive manufacturing chances and 1.19 million in local incentives, with locals offering about 6.96 million in stock. The group aims to raise roughly 7–8 million more to fund projects across many sectors including brick plants, canneries, mills, factories, and warehouses.
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Atlanta
Southeastern Exhibit Association
Stae of Georgia
Association
J. C. McAuliff
Augusta
Homer F. McClatchey
Columbus
Hugh Rowe
Athens
L. P. Hillyer
Macon
P. W. Jones
Albany
Edward Young Clarke
Z KR. Upchurch
Elizabeth Tyler
Georgia
Newark
N. J
South
Mexican Affairs Probe Considered in Senate Subcommittee
Washington Aug. 11 The foreign relations subcommittee chaired by Fall discussed procedure for the senate investigation into Mexican affairs authorized by a recent resolution. No date was set for the hearing pending full committee consultation.
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Washington
Senate
More Women Register Than Men in Memphis Ward Roll
In Memphis on August 11 newly enfranchised women voters outnumber men registering in residential wards by three to one as the ten day annual registration period opens.
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Memphis
No War Between China and Germany Declared by Parliament
Peking August parliament passes resolution authorizing the President to declare there is no state of war between China and Germany. The mandate states no war exists, curbing claims of hostilities and uniting international stance.
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Peking
China
Germany
Wilson Sends Covenant Draft and Rejects Wider Papers
President Wilson gave the foreign relations committee a copy of the original American draft of the League of Nations covenant and refused to provide other peace negotiation papers, citing public policy. The draft omits the Monroe Doctrine and withdrawal rights, and questions a council inquiry into abolishing compulsory service with a freedom of the seas clause. Wilson also told the Senate he had no knowledge of any Japanese attempt to intimidate Chinese representatives at Versailles or of a secret Japanese German treaty.
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Washington
Wilson
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Paris
Wat
Bliss
Shantung
American League
Council
Wilson Max
White House
cVrsailles
Weight Limit for Parcel Post Raised to 125 Pounds
Postmaster Rucker announces parcel post weight limits rise from 70 to 125 pounds. Government plans large food orders and expects selling canned foods at about twenty percent off. Mail carriers will collect orders, then postmasters send them to the War Department for processing. Public sale details and prices are being prepared by printers, with Washington discussions delaying some sales.
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Rucker
War Department
War Department Allerdera
Purejasera
Rucker An
Washington
Keep Believing Through Grief And Work
A reflective poem by Arthur Wallace Peace urges readers to maintain optimism amid sorrow. It compares grief to rain, emphasizes steady toil, and champions faith in God as solace. The verses note life’s dreary weather but insist bright outcomes follow persistent effort and faith.
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Arthur Wallace
Constitutional highway bills pass Senate without fight in Georgia
The Georgia Senate breezed through constitutional amendment bills on the state highway program after earlier delays. The house and senate debated a general appropriation bill and a provision mandating segregated funds for common schools, amid warnings it could cripple finances. A road bonds bill, authorizing up to 50 million dollars, passed 42 to 1 with funds to be repaid from motor vehicle taxes. The standard time bill saw reconsideration to restore central time as originally written.
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Georgia
Senate
Atlanta
House
Carswell
Stae
Boyett
Stewart
Capitol
State Normal
Athens
Brown of
Clarke
Alto
Georgia Training School
Elders
Wilkinson
Eldereso
Hiters
Barnes
Bible Delegation
Weather and crop notes from Athens in state report
Light rains and sunny days aided crops near Athens and statewide, with fall potato planting underway and early sweet potato harvest begun in the south. Cotton progress is poor due to weevil, haying damaged, fodder pulling begun, while northern conditions remain better.
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Athens
National
Traffic Trucks Invade England in major sale drive
Jobe B. Page of the Traffic Motor Truck Corporation announces a large distribution push for Traffic Trucks in the British Isles after a visit by Northwestern Motors Ltd. director Mr. Bennett of Liverpool. Bennett endorses the truck as best meeting English needs and places an initial order for 100 units amid a record foreign sales week.
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Bennett
Northwestern Motors Ltd
British Isles
European
Orient
South America
Africa
Page
Rev C M Chumley Buys Home Here
Rev C M Chumbley and family, from Augartr, bought a home in Athens and will move by September 1. He is superintendent of home missions and Presbyterian evangelist for Athens and Augusta, choosing Athens for work and educational access. Families include one son in the marines, two daughters entering the University, another son in high school, and two younger children. Athens extends a cordial welcome.
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C. M. Chumbley
Augartr
Athens
Chumbley
Augusta
Marings
Baker Is Expert For Trolley Men
Washington, Aug. 11. The federal electric railways commission resumed sessions on traction troubles in American cities. Secretary of War was cited as an expert by reason of Tom Johnson's methods in Cleveland. He said elimination of five-cent fares would remove profitable short haul business, and urged careful study of municipal transit reforms.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Electric Railways Commission
Bedhain
Tom Johnson
Civeland
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